Cirrocumulus stratiformis

Cirrocumulus stratiformis is a type of cirrocumulus cloud. The name cirrocumulus stratiformis is derived from Latin, meaning "stretched out".^[2] Cirrocumulus stratiformis occurs as very small cirrocumulus clouds that cover a large part of the sky. This type of cloud always occurs in thin layers.^[3] There can be spaces or rifts between the individual cloudlets in the layer.^[4]

Cirrocumulus stratiformis
Layer of cirrocumulus stratiformis clouds
Abbreviation	Cc str
Symbol
Genus	Cirro- (curl) -cumulus (heaped)
Species	Stratiformis (layer form)
Altitude	Above 6,000 m (Above 20,000 ft)
Classification	Family A (High-level)
Appearance	horizontal layers[1]
Precipitation	Virga only

See also

• List of cloud types